BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nucleotides contain a 4 carbon sugar.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A nucleotide consists of 3 subunits namely sugar, nitrogenous base and phosphate group. Sugar in the nucleotide can be either ribose or deoxyribose. Both these are five carbon sugars.

Detailed explanation-2: -A nucleotide is composed of three distinctive chemical sub-units: a five-carbon sugar molecule, a nucleobase (the two of which together are called a nucleoside), and one phosphate group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each nucleotide is composed of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (deoxyribose), and a phosphate group.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each nucleotide is made up of three parts: a nitrogen-containing ring structure called a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and at least one phosphate group.

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